any way to make n900 more phone-friendly???
 

hi y'all, i m generally happy with my n900. dont think i d be temped by another phone until n9 comes out. i know n900 is not exactly being categorize as a smartphone. but i would still wanna see it more phone-friendly. for example if you missed a phone call or a text, i would like to see a notification stay on the desktop screen. any ideas to make it more like a usual phone? thanks

Re: any way to make n900 more phone-friendly???
 

for text messages you can look at "conversations inbox desktop widget" and see if that can be something. but haven't seen anything for calls.

Re: any way to make n900 more phone-friendly???
 

Top-left of the screen. The task switcher icon glows when you have a missed call or text waiting.

Re: any way to make n900 more phone-friendly???
 

How about Call Notify. I don't see the need for it myself, but maybe it is what you are looking for.

Re: any way to make n900 more phone-friendly???
 

Maybe you are looking for the same thing like me, a screen lock notifications as well as we can have with symbian :

http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=62332

Re: any way to make n900 more phone-friendly???
 

i know. i just wish it was more like other phones you know with a indicator (a red dot or something) on the icon (say message or phone calls) on the main screen. that d be more straight-forward dont you think since the task switcher icon doesnt really tell you what's been added or what you have missed.

Re: any way to make n900 more phone-friendly???
 

What's wrong with the LED notification?

If you want to distinguish between missed call/SMS/email then set the notifications to different colours with "LED Patterns".

Re: any way to make n900 more phone-friendly???
 

It does... If you have a missed call and an SMS and an email, tapping it brings up an individual box for each notification. If you have 2 missed calls, it displays the last one then tapping that notification brings up the phone app and that tells you how many times a certain number called and lists separate ones, same for SMS

Re: any way to make n900 more phone-friendly???
 

'callnotify' does this in your status bar, there was another application that would put notifications on the lock screen however the only thing I could ever get it to do was mess up my themes : )

Really though, you have the indicator light, sound, profiles, and various kinds of on screen notification, isn't this enough? - it seems to me like you are the one that needs to accept that things are not the same as your old phone and move on.